Player Dossier

2014-2019

Ole Miss

Van Jefferson

WR • 6'2" • 197 lbs • Brentwood, TN, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Van Jefferson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

16.6

Efficiency

79.1

Consistency

53.1

Season Value

62.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Ole Miss • Florida
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Van Jefferson, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss. Van Jefferson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Ole Miss paired 543 primary output with 74.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 79.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ole Miss, Florida.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Virginia

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Postseason · Florida

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

54.8

Efficiency

79.1

Usage

16.6

Consistency

53.1

Best Game by takeover score

Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Virginia: 129. Miami: 14. Unknown: 94. Kentucky: 93. Tennessee: 31. Unknown: 16. Auburn: 10. LSU: 73. Georgia: 31. Vanderbilt: 36. Missouri: 82. Florida State: 48

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia: 6 by 100. Miami: 1 by 93.3. Unknown: 4 by 100. Kentucky: 7 by 88.6. Tennessee: 4 by 51.7. Unknown: 2 by 53.3. Auburn: 1 by 66.7. LSU: 8 by 60.8. Georgia: 2 by 100. Vanderbilt: 3 by 80. Missouri: 6 by 91.1. Florida State: 5 by 64

Split Comparison

Wins55.4 · n=8 · +3.4 vs Losses
Losses52 · n=2 · -3.4 vs Wins
First Half62.8 · n=6 · +16.2 vs Second Half
Second Half46.7 · n=6 · -16.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Virginia

Best efficiency game

100 vs Virginia

Result
Tue 12/31@ Virginia100 receiving yardsW 36-28612921.521.50053
Sun 12/1vs Florida State2+ TDW 40-175489.69.60219
Sat 11/16@ MissouriW 23-668213.713.70020
Sat 11/9vs VanderbiltW 56-03361212014
Sat 11/2vs GeorgiaL 17-2423115.515.50123
Sun 10/13@ LSUHigh volume · 2+ TDL 28-428739.19.10220
Sat 10/5vs AuburnW 24-131101010010
Sat 9/28vs Unknown2167.78011
Sat 9/21vs TennesseeW 34-34317.87.80011
Sat 9/14@ KentuckyW 29-2179313.313.30031
Sat 9/7vs Unknown49423.523.50169
Sat 8/24vs MiamiW 24-201141414014

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Ole Miss

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Florida

    2018-2019

    Final stop

Season Progression

20142015201620172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonOle Miss0
2015 Regular SeasonOle Miss00
2016 Regular SeasonOle Miss54374.816.8543
2017 Regular SeasonOle Miss45669.816.8-87
2018 PostseasonFlorida50382.219.247
2018 Regular SeasonFlorida50382.219.20
2019 PostseasonFlorida65779.116.6154
2019 Regular SeasonFlorida65779.116.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida State

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

92

Primary metric

92 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Virginia

129

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

129 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Alabama

91

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

91 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Kentucky

82

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

California

94

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

94 receiving yards with a 62.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss

543 primary output · 74.8 efficiency · 16.8 usage

64.2

#2

2019 Postseason · Florida

62.2

657 primary · 79.1 efficiency · 16.6 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Florida

62.2

657 primary · 79.1 efficiency · 16.6 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

3

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9517

Ravenwood · Brentwood, TN

Committed To
Ole Miss
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

2,159

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 45 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Van Jefferson quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career receiving yards
2,159